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Canisius University Women's Lacrosse

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30
Roster
room for 8 under the cap of 38
$601k
Team budget
11th percentile in Division I
$20,040
Per roster spot
median $34,440
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
82%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity

Canisius University fields a women's lacrosse team in the Metro Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 30 players, below the median of 34, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $601,217, well below the median of $1.1M — $20,040 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's lacrosse programs. That leaves room for 8 under the Division I roster cap of 38 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 996, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,199,149 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $9,603 per roster spot.

Among Division I women's lacrosse programs

Where this program sits against its 130 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

#116Team budgetof 130 · Division I#114Spend per playerof 130 · Division I#105Roster sizeof 130 · Division I#1APRof 130 · Division I
Team budget$601k
Spend per player$20,040
Roster size30
Coaching staff3
APR1000

Team budgets across the division

$338k$3.8M
this programevery Division I women's lacrosse program

Roster sizes (cap 38)

2447
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster30 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap38 room for 8
  • Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
  • Team expenses$601,217 for the year
  • Operating expenses$133,146 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$20,040 division median $34,440
  • Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained100% year to year
  • Eligible100% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$2,199,149 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$9,603 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$151,291 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Russell Allen head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Paige StachuraAssistant Coachnot on file
Olivia BakowskiAssistant Coachnot on file
Meg DonnellyVolunteer Assistant Coachnot on file
Riley LucarelliDirector of Lacrosse OperationsOn file · sign in
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Recruiting timing

  • Coaches may first contact youSeptember 1 of junior year
  • Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
  • High-school lacrosse players99,292 2024-25
  • Division I roster spots4,410 130 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 23 4.4% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot

General NCAA rule for Division I; the women's lacrosse recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.

About the school

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Campus

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1,798undergraduates · 2,545 students in all
Women 52% Men 48%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Master's university
Affiliation
Roman Catholic

Getting in

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82%admitted · of 4,147 applicants
Test scores
Scores not considered
Graduate in 6 yrs
71%

Women's Lacrosse

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30on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3830
room for 8
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$601,217 $20,041 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$2,199,149
Recruiting spend, women's
$151,291

Cost

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$19,321net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$48,580
Average net price$19,321
Net price by family income
$0–30k$12,369
$30–48k$13,719
$48–75k$16,657
$75–110k$20,762
$110k and up$23,259
Tuition & fees
$32,720

Campus safety

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0.41violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.41
Property2.58
In residence halls
3 burglaries · 2 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024

Majors

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20%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's
Business76 · 20%
Biological sciences67 · 18%
Kinesiology, parks & recreation60 · 16%
Communication & journalism42 · 11%
Psychology38 · 10%

Research Canisius University

School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.

Women's Lacrosse program30 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions82% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$19,321 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 20%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 1,798Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.41 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid

Women's Lacrosse programs within 150 miles

Canisius UniversityBuffalo State, State University of New York · 2 miD'Youville University · 2 miDaemen University · 4 miHilbert College · 12 miNiagara University · 17 miThe State University of New York at Fredonia · 41 miState University of New York at Brockport · 50 miState University of New York at Geneseo · 53 miRoberts Wesleyan University · 55 miRochester Institute of Technology · 61 miSt. Bonaventure University · 61 miUniversity of Rochester · 63 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Buffalo State, State University of New York Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference226$234k—76%
D'Youville University Division II · East Coast Conference225$276k—82%
Daemen University Division II · East Coast Conference425$304k—76%
Hilbert College Division III · United East Conference1222$76k—98%
Niagara University Division I · Metro Conference1733$955k99885%
The State University of New York at Fredonia Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference4121$170k—79%
State University of New York at Brockport Division III · Empire 85024$179k—71%
State University of New York at Geneseo Division III · Empire 85330$219k—64%
Roberts Wesleyan University Division II · East Coast Conference5522$253k—78%
Rochester Institute of Technology Division III · Liberty League6125$257k—71%
St. Bonaventure University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference6133$881k100082%
University of Rochester Division III · Liberty League6328$160k—36%

Other women's lacrosse programs in the Metro Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Fairfield University room for 533$1.2M$35,7661000vs
Quinnipiac University room for 632$1.2M$36,661991vs
Marist University room for 137$1M$28,087993vs
Siena University room for 929$1M$35,001988vs
Mount St. Mary's University room for 1028$997k$35,617996vs
Niagara University room for 533$955k$28,941998vs
Merrimack College room for 731$911k$29,400—vs
Sacred Heart University room for 830$865k$28,849991vs
Rider University room for 236$795k$22,076—vs
Canisius University room for 830$601k$20,0401000vs
Iona University room for 533$536k$16,229992vs
Manhattan University room for 731$528k$17,035995vs

Every Metro Conference women's lacrosse program · Women's Lacrosse budgets ranked